EVENT REPORTS
May 11, 2009
Listen to Michael Robbins on "What Accounts for the Success or Failure of Islamist Parties in the Arab World?'
By Michael Robbins, Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
In a Dubai Initiative Brown Bag Seminar on May 6, 2009, DI Fellow Michael Robbins examined the causes underlying the success or failure of Islamist parties in the Arab world.
April 16, 2009
Listen to DI Seminar speaker Barbara Slavin on US-Iran relations
Highlighting the need to develop mutual respect between the U.S. and Iran, Barbara Slavin spoke about the two countries' often contentious relationship in a March 20 Dubai Initiative Seminar.
April 10, 2009
Listen to Emile Nakhleh Discuss America's Political Engagment with the Islamic World
In a Dubai Initiative Seminar on April 6, Dr. Emile Nakhleh argued that proper engagement with the Islamic world is a matter of U.S. national security and in its national interest.
March 11, 2009
Listen to "The Cross-Border Impact of Violent Events" with DI Fellow, Mohamad Al-Ississ
By Mohamad M. Al-Ississ, Former Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
In a Dubai Initiative Brown Bag Seminar on February 18, 2009, DI Fellow Mohamad Al-Ississ discussed the cross-border impact of violent events.
March 2, 2009
Listen to Gholam Afkhami discuss US-Iranian relations
In a Dubai Initiative Seminar on February 11, Gholam Reza Afkhami linked misperceptions around current U.S.-Iranian relations to misperceptions of the Iranian revolution thirty years before. Arguing that to understand Iran and how it engages with other countries, Dr. Afkhami stressed that an understanding of the Iranian constitution is crucial.
February 13, 2009
Listen to "Trading with Sanctioned States" with DI Fellow Bryan Early
By Bryan Early, Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
In a Dubai Initiative Brown Bag Seminar on February 6, 2009, Bryan Early discussed how economic sanctions affect their targets' trade with third party states. Listen to an audio recording of his presentation and the discussion that followed.
October 2008
Public Perception of Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Workshop
By Jeffrey Bielicki, Former Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, 2006–2009 and Jennie Stephens, Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
On June 2-3, 2008, ETIP hosted a workshop on "Public Perception of Carbon Capture and Storage Technology."
September 15, 2008
North Korea's Future
By John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Dr. John Park discusses possible scenarios for North Korea's future following renewed speculation over the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
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July 15, 2008
North Korea's Nuclear Moves
By John Park, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Dr. John Park discusses the decades-long conflict between Pyongyang and Washington over North Korea's nuclear program; he specifically discusses the response following June 26, when, in return for submitting its nuclear declaration, Pyongyang received confirmation that President Bush would notify Congress of his intention to remove North Korea from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List and lift Trading With the Enemy Act restrictions.
May 1, 2008
"Global Action Institute: Arab and American Dialogue"
By Ant Bozkaya, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2008–2009; Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2005–2009; Dubai Initiative, 2007–2008
During the March 14-15 Young Arab Leaders Global Action Forum in New York, DI Research Fellow Ant Bozkaya moderated a session on the establishment of a YAL Global Action Institute in the United States.
Access the full session brief here.
